User manual

Transport window
The Transport window contains playback and MIDI recording functions, such as rewinding
and fast-forwarding. It contains additional and more precise versions of the playback functions
available in the toolbar.
You can hide/show the Transport window in any of the following ways:
● Press F2 .
● Click Show Transport Bar in the toolbar.
The Transport window contains the following information and functions:
1 Bars/Beats display
Shows the position of the playhead relative to bars and beats in the current ow in the
following order of units: bars, beats, 16th notes, 120ths of a 16th note.
2 Time display
Shows the position of the playhead as elapsed time in the following order of units: hours,
minutes, seconds, milliseconds. Alternatively, it can show the timecode position of the
playhead in the current
ow in the following order of units: hours, minutes, seconds, frames.
You can switch between having the time display show the time and timecode by clicking it.
3 Rewind to Beginning of Flow
Moves the playhead back to the beginning of the ow.
4 Rewind
Moves the playhead back by a half note each time you click.
5 Fast Forward
Moves the playhead forwards by a half note each time you click.
6 Stop
Stops playback.
7 Play From Playhead Position
Plays back from the position of the playhead.
8
Play From Selection
Plays back from the position of the rst selected item in the music area.
If you select items on multiple staves, or multiple items on a single staff, only the selected
staves are played back.
9
Record
Starts/Stops MIDI recording.
10
Retrospective Record
Retrieves any MIDI notes you played during the previous playback and allows you to input
them on any staff, even if you were not recording them explicitly.
11
Click
Play mode
Transport window
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12